The script from Will Reiser, who previously worked as a producer on "Da Ali G Show" in 2003, about his own battle with cancer.

Kendrick caught "Up in the Air" writer/director Jason Reitman's eye with her great performance in "Rocket Science," a boy-meets-girl, coming-of-age, spelling bee rom-com. And she made the most of her big break, with the most eye-opening performance in the film. Between that and her part in the "Twilight" saga, she should be busy for years to come.